Seaweed is once again showing promise for making cattle farming more sustainable. A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed ...

Seaweed is once again showing promise for making cattle farming more sustainable. A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed ...

The seaweed species used in the supplement was Asparagopsis taxiformis, which had previously been shown to reduce methane emissions by 82% in barn-raised beef cattle and over 50% in dairy cows.

According to a new study, giving grazing beef cattle a seaweed supplement in pellet form reduced methane emissions by almost 40 percent without impacting the animals’ health or weight.

Feeding grazing cattle seaweed cuts methane emissions by almost 40% ... “This method paves the way to make a seaweed supplement easily available to grazing animals,” said Kebreab.

Scientists want to feed cows SEAWEED to stop them farting - and claim the tactic could slash methane emissions by almost 40%. READ MORE: World's first tractor powered by COW DUNG is unveiled By ...

A study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed supplement in pellet form reduced their methane emissions by almost 40% without ...

Seaweed is once again showing promise for making cattle farming more sustainable. A new study by researchers at the UC Davis found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed supplement in pellet ...

Bovine burps and flatulence are an environmental menace. The gasses released by cows and bulls produce large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas that is more than 28 percent more potent than carbon ...

Mitigating methane emissions in grazing beef cattle with a seaweed-based feed additive: Implications for climate-smart agriculture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (50 ...